plain sailing

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Trading oil at present is no plain sailing because transiting a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz is no plain sailing, either.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Hans' journey was not plain sailing and almost came to an end in the infamously steep Berriedale Braes in Caithness.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

In the post, Greg said he wanted to share the personal update as "life isn't plain sailing but we've got to carry on".

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Yet it has not all been plain sailing.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

It is plain sailing for the judges this time.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 by Various